Monmouth County, New Jersey
Founding: 1683 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Monmouthshire, Wales Seat: Freehold (1714–) Land area: 469 square miles Population (2020): 643,615 Population (historic): 16,918 (1790); 32,909 (1840); 46,195 (1870); 82,057 (1900); 147,209 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1840; 1850–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; 35 boroughs; one village; 21 CDPs; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 36,438 (13.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 33.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,829 Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,102 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,445 Average farm size (1920): 54 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Freehold ...